"It's never too late to learn" is the motto of New Horizons Ensembles!! New Horizons Music programs provide music making opportunities for adults, including those with no musical experience at all and those who were active in school music programs, but have been inactive for a long period.

Active participation in music fills important needs for adults—the need for challenging intellectual activity, the need to be a contributing member of a group, and the need to have future exciting events to look forward to. For many people, music can serve these vital needs better than anything else. Here is what some participants say:
"
Being old, retired, and widowed, I joined the band to have something to
do. Now I don’t know what I would do without it."

" This comes at a time in life when you have the time to devote to it. When you join the band, you stick with it. Not many people drop out. It’s something that holds you."

Add 2 30-minute private lessons to your class experience:
$145 (includes class and lessons).
Lessons are
scheduled at mutually convenient times between instructor and student
and will be held in the School of Music building.

NEW HORIZONS INDIVIDUAL LESSONS

Six 30-minute lessons
$95

These lessons are offered to individual students who wish to join a New Horizons ensemble, but are not yet of the appropriate skill level to join the group. Students pay the $95 Tuition fee (no discount eligible) and receive 6 30-minute private lessons with a graduate student at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music. Lesson times are arranged between student and teacher at mutually convenient times. Most lessons occur after 4pm. Lessons before 4pm are available, but the student will need to pay for parking in the PAC Garage. Once the student is at the pre-determined level for joining the Band, Orchestra, or Piano class, it is up to the student whether or not to continue with lessons. Lessons and participating in the ensemble or class require separate tuition fees. OLLI/ACCA discounts only apply to ensemble participation, not lessons.